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A media briefing on physical and technological transformation of Washington University’s Field House into a “Town Hall” setting for the second presidential debate will be held at the university’s Athletic Complex at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4. • St. Louis County Police Press Release

• Also see the Debate events calendar The Presidential Image: 60 Years of the Best in White House Photography Through Oct. 11. Lobby of John M. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Viewable during library hours. This exhibition presents 68 prize-winning photographs of presidents from Franklin Roosevelt through George W. Bush. Contact: Andrew Clendennen. Office of Public […]

There is no Campus Watch for this issue of the Record.

The talks will focus on a series of papers published in 1905 by Albert Einstein and will be held at 10 a.m. each Saturday in October.

Original cover art, “Love and Rockets” #15There is no shortcut from popular art to cultural respectability, but few have wandered longer than comic book, which has only recently begun to receive its critical and scholarly due. In October, the School of Art at Washington University in St. Louis will present The Rubber Frame: Culture and Comics, a book and a pair of complementary exhibitions that together trace the evolution of comics from early precursors in 18th and 19th century England and Switzerland to turn-of-the-last-century newspapers, the raucous undergrounds of the 1960s and ’70s and the literary alternative comics of today.

Edited by D.B. Dowd, professor of visual communications in the School of Art, and 2002 alumnus M. Todd Hignite, The Rubber Frame: Essays in Culture and Comics investigates a series of key themes and moments in the history of comics. Angela Miller, Ph.D., associate professor of art history & archaeology in Arts & Sciences, observes […]

Photo by Mary ButkusThe University-wide Career Fair brought in nearly 600 students to meet with representatives of more than 60 companies.

What’s in a flame? That basic question has driven Richard L. Axelbaum, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering, for more than 20 years in his career as teacher and researcher in combustion, materials and environmental sciences. Thanks to his pursuit of understanding the phenomena of fire and light, Axelbaum and colleagues have discovered a wealth […]

Chancellor Wrighton appointed the 15-member committee to identify candidates and assist in the final decision.

The lecture, “Learning for Life,” has been arranged for visiting high-school students and their parents but is open to the University community.